The SaberCats were ArenaBowl champions in 2002, 2004, and 2007, beating the Arizona Rattlers for their first two titles and the Columbus Destroyers for the third.

In the late 1930s and early ’ 40s, the Rattlers, with their big man Ken “ Arky ” Croswell ( B. A.

The Rattlers are rivals with the Roadrunners of the crosstown University of Texas at San Antonio, both St. Mary's and UTSA are the only colleges in the city with Rugby programs.

Their playoff game against the Arizona Rattlers took place on July 27, 2000 with a crowd of 9, 471 at the US Airways Center ( then named America West Arena, dubbed " the Snake Pit ") in Phoenix.

The Storm resumed full operations for the new league's 2010 season, with some players from the former roster, and once again coached by Tim Marcum and this time owned by Tampa Bay Storm Partners LLC, a group led by Todd Boren a previous partner with the Orlando Predators and the Arizona Rattlers.

* In a 1996 playoff game against the Arizona Rattlers the Storm had the lead late in the game but the Rattlers came down the field and scored a touchdown with little time left on the clock.

Rather than try to tie the game with an extra point, Rattlers coach Danny White elected to go for the win with the two point conversion.

In early years, the Rattlers played their home games at America West Arena, which they shared with the Phoenix Suns.

The arena was renamed US Airways Center in 2005 and the Rattlers continue to play their home games there and share the arena with the Phoenix Suns and the Phoenix Mercury.

The Rattlers remain one of the AFL ’ s leading franchises with the third longest tenure in one city followed only by the Tampa Bay Storm and the Orlando Predators.

* The largest rail network in Sydney is heavy rail and run double deckers electric multiple unit trains that were introduced in 1972 with the CityRail L, R & S sets, these have allowed many more passengers to board the trains compared to the 1950s single level ' Red Rattlers ', and ' Silver Ghosts '.

They won four of their last six regular season games, including an impressive 3-0 victory over Bakersfield Brigade, but concluded with a disappointing 3-3 tie with the Lancaster Rattlers.

BYU were competitive all season, with most games being close 2-1 or 3-1 decisions ( their heaviest defeat of the season was a 3-0 loss to the Hollywood United Hitmen ), but the Cougar's inability to hold onto leads proved costly: they dropped points against Lancaster Rattlers from a winning position, and conceded an injury time penalty kick in their 2-1 loss to Fresno Fuego.

Williamson quarterbacked the Wayne State Wildcats for two seasons, though he never started, leading to tryouts with the Indianapolis Colts ( NFL ) and the Arizona Rattlers ( Arena Football ).

On Saturday, October 27, 2007, the Rattlers released with Bonner after 14 seasons.

Roman stayed in London and began a new band, Paul Roman and the Prowlers, with the Rattlers ' bassist Nick Peck.

Fuego bounced back with a 3-0 win over the Los Angeles Legends, and played Lancaster Rattlers to an astonishing 5-5 tie at the end of May where they were 4-0 down at half time, fought back to lead 5-4, only to concede a last minute equalizer.

Off the field, Krager ’ s work with the community earned him the Al Lucas Hero Award, which recognizes the Arena Football League player who “ makes the most significant contribution to both his community and the game of Arena Football .” Krager also earned US Army Ironman of the Game honors in three games ; against the Gladitors, at the Arizona Rattlers and against the Grand Rapids Rampage.

In early 2008, Krager signed with the Arizona Rattlers.

Despite having been ejected, Manager ( baseball ) | manager of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Scott Steinmann continues to argue with umpire ( baseball ) | umpire Nicholas Nolde.

They were told another band, the Rattlers, had cancelled out of a psychobilly fest in Weize, Belgium, and they could have the slot.

They enjoyed their revenge over Orange County Blue Star with a 1-0 win in June, making up for a 4-1 thrashing earlier in the season, and put an end to the San Jose Frogs ' playoff chances with an impressive 3-1 home victory in mid-July, but finished the year with a 5-2 hammering at the hands of Fresno Fuego, and a disappointing bottom-of-the-table clash with Lancaster Rattlers on the final day of the season which ended in a 1-1 tie and managed to keep them out of the basement spot.

Their last win of the season came at the beginning of July, a 2-1 away victory over the Lancaster Rattlers, and thereafter the men from La Mirada staggered to the finishing line, eventually finishing sixth in the division, eight points out of the playoffs, and missing the postseason for the third straight year.

The Rattlers made the playoffs in 2001 and 2005 as a wildcard.

Chicago defeated the Dallas Vigilantes at Allstate Arena in the first round of the playoffs, but the Rush season ended the following week, falling to the Arizona Rattlers in the National Conference Championship Game.

The team made the playoffs in 1993 and 1994, losing both times to the Arizona Rattlers in the first round.

However, they were defeated 48-51 by the Arizona Rattlers in the first round of the playoffs.

Meanwhile, the SaberCats were seeking revenge after the Rattlers had swept them during the regular season, winning the Western Division championship and the top seed in the playoffs in the process.

After entering NCAA Division II competition, the Rattlers won the Heartland Conference co-championship and advanced to the regional tournament in 2001, the team ’ s first year of post-season competition eligibility.

The Rattlers compete in the Texas Rugby Union Division III and are coached by Mark Chacon.

The truth is that Brother Kinsky thought “ Rattlers ” would be fitting because there was already on campus Rattler Club whose members had recently begun The Rattler newspaper.

* Atlas Herrion, American football offensive lineman of several NFL teams who currently plays for the Arizona Rattlers of Arena Football 1.

In 2003, he was traded to the Rochester Rattlers.

The city is also home to the Navasota News 1550 AM, owned and Managed in Brazos County Texas by Bryan broadcasting, who broadcasts the local Navasota Rattlers football games.

It served as the primary grid for the local high school football team, The Navasota Rattlers, until the new stadium was constructed in 2006.

Kelly starred for the Arizona Rattlers and Carolina Cobras, retiring in 2007 as the AFL all-time rushing yards leader.

He formerly owned the Phoenix Suns of the NBA, the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA, the Arizona Sandsharks of the Continental Indoor Soccer League, the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League and the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball.

In 1992, Colangelo founded the Arena Football League's Arizona Rattlers and owned them until 2005.

Under Colangelo's guidance, the Rattlers won Arena Bowl championships in 1994 and 1997.

According to published reports, the Rattlers struggled to stay afloat as a franchise after Colangelo sold the team.

In April 2004, Colangelo sold the Suns, Mercury and Rattlers to an investment group headed by San Diego, California businessman, Tucson, Arizona native Robert Sarver for $ 401 million.

* In the television sitcom Reba, where the character of Van Montgomery ( Steve Howey ), played for the Arizona Rattlers ( based on the Gold Helmets and ArenaBowl XVI banner seen when Reba visits the coach ) and later the Colorado Crush.

At the start of the 2009 season, the Toronto Nationals were added to the MLL after they bought the rights to the Rochester Rattlers.

The new Rochester franchise will play at Sahlen's Stadium, the same stadium the Rochester Rattlers used at the end of their tenure in Rochester before relocating to Toronto, Ontario.

The Rochester Rattlers are a Major League Lacrosse ( MLL ) professional men's field lacrosse team based in Rochester, New York.

The Rattlers ' staff and roster was transferred to the new Toronto Nationals franchise ; however, the history, colors, and name of the Rattlers franchise remained in Rochester so that they could be used for a future MLL team.